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Current State of Mobile Learning - this is a book that talks about mobile learning. (hat tip to Stephen Downes) - it is an important article for those designing learning to read (as well as my Flat Classroom students writing about mobile and ubiquitous computing.

Very important overview of mobile learning that is a must read for students who are studying education and mobile and ubiquitous computing.

Workflow software can be used many ways for a government as well as politics and employment. Working as a group simultaneously is very important to fulfill some kind of difficult work, like administrating works such as Microsoft Sharepoint . Since the work that big companies do is very complicated and intertwined over and over with the part that do not really seem to be related that much, workflow software is almost mandatory to practice. Same as in politics and employment, the organization, association use this program for more efficient work capabilities (for their own profits). Many companies are using "computing in the cloud" which are free technologies like 

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This has great information on my topic for 9A mobile and Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous computing is defined '' machines that fit the human environment instead of forcing humans to enter theirs''.

explains the main ideas of what ubiquitous computing is includes the core concepts

Wireless technology has evolved. At first, the goal was to expedite the communications between humans. Now, however, the new wave  of wireless technology focuses on machine-to-machine(M2M) interactions. "The M2M phenomenon is part of the larger drive to create an "Internet of Things" - a global network that not only links computers, tablets and phones but that connects everything from bikes to washing machines to thermostats. Machina Research, a British firm, believes there will be 12.5 billion "smart" connected devices, excluding  phones, PCs and tablets, in the world in 2020, up from 1.3 billion today."

This article discusses two new forms of video game websites (eyewire.org and Foldit). These websites are open to the public to play and through playing, scientific discoveries are being made about the brain and proteins. 

This article describes how many greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere whenever someone uses a computer or makes a Google search.

How ubiquitous computing is effecting the treatment of mental health issues like depression and OCD.

explains the dynamics of ubiquitous computing

This article discusses how Ubiquitous Computing affects the modern world.

This article talks about how software for phones, computers, and tablets is becoming more centralized and organized. Microsoft is trying to progress its software into the mobile world while other companies like Apple are trying to provide a consistent, well organized and accepted OS.

This article pertains to how uploading is controlled in a work setting.

This article uses examples to illustrate the changing shape of information for schools. Computers are used constantly in today's classroom and increase students' creativity. Computers also provide blogs for students to communicate on.

"The topic of Mobile and Ubiquitous is seen today as personal devices that are used for communication purposes and can be taken anywhere. Common examples of these devices are computers and cell phones. "

this is a great wiki page

"Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or work loads between peers"

Who Tim Berners-Lee is.

While an independent contractor at CERN from June to December 1980, Berners-Lee proposed a project based on the concept of hypertext, to facilitate sharing and updating information among researchers.[9] While there, he built a prototype system named ENQUIRE.[

im in group 9a. this page has great explainations of what mobile copmputing is and it shows the different devices that pertain to mobile computing

"A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a palmtop computer,[1][2] is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet. A PDA has an electronic visual display, enabling it to include a web browser, but some newer models also have audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones or portable media players. Many PDAs can access the Internet, intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi or Wireless Wide Area Networks. Many PDAs employ touchscreen technology. The term PDA was first used on January 7, 1992 by Apple Computer CEO John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple Newton. In 1996, Nokia introduced the first mobile phone with full PDA functionality, the 9000 Communicator, which grew to become the world's best-selling PDA. The Communicator spawned a new category of mobile phones: the smartphone. Today, the vast majority of all PDAs are smartphones. Over 150 million smartphones are sold each year, while "stand-alone" PDAs without phone functionality sell only about 3 million units per year.[specify] Popular smartphone brands include HTC, Apple, Palm, Nokia N-Series, and RIM BlackBerry."

"Wi-Fi allows cheaper deployment of local area networks "